1-Bed Island Summer House on Oxholmen, Swedish Archipelago — Boat Access, Sea Views



Oxholmen 110 "Slanten", Skärplinge, Tierps kommun, Sweden, Skärplinge (Sweden)
1 Bedrooms · 0 Bathrooms · 46m² Floor area
€85,700
Country home
No parking
1 Bedrooms
0 Bathrooms
46m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
The ten-minute boat ride from Snatra jetty is the first hint that your life is about to slow down considerably. You cut through the glassy water of Lövstabukten Bay, the smell of salt and pine hitting you before the island does, and then there it is — Slanten, sitting on its plot of open lawn with that big wooden deck catching the morning light. You tie up at the jetty, step onto the dock, and the mainland starts to feel very far away. That's the point.
Skärplinge sits on the Uppland coast in Tierps kommun, roughly 40 kilometers north of Uppsala and about 90 minutes from Stockholm's Arlanda Airport. But Oxholmen itself — the small island where this property sits — operates on a different clock entirely. No through traffic, no neighbors cutting grass at seven in the morning, no delivery vans. What you get instead is the sound of water moving against the hull of your moored boat and, on still evenings, the occasional cry of a common tern wheeling overhead.
The cottage itself covers 46 square meters, which sounds compact until you realize how smartly it's laid out. The kitchen is built for long meals rather than quick ones — there's a proper dining area where you can seat a crowd and still have room to move around. A wood-burning stove in the adjoining living room means that overcast September days, when the archipelago turns steely and atmospheric, are genuinely comfortable rather than something to endure. The bedroom is quiet in the way that only island bedrooms are quiet. No street noise, no sirens, just whatever the wind is doing.
The glazed veranda is where you'll spend most of your waking hours. It faces the water, it catches the light from mid-morning onwards, and because it's enclosed, it extends the useful season well beyond the Swedish midsummer calendar. Midsommar itself — celebrated around the third Friday of June — is marked across this part of Sweden with flower-crowned poles, herring, new potatoes, and singing that carries across the water from the mainland villages. From the deck at Slanten you can watch the festivities' glow on the horizon. The large outdoor deck is built for exactly this kind of evening: a table, some candles, the long Nordic twilight that never quite becomes full dark in late June.
For guests, there's a separate cottage with its own electricity connection — comfortable enough for a couple, private enough that everyone gets their mornings to themselves. A smaller playhouse completes the picture for families with children who need a kingdom of their own. The lawn is generous, flat enough for badminton or boules, and it runs right down toward the water.
Boating is the organizing activity of life on Oxholmen. The sheltered bay protects moored vessels even when the north wind picks up — and in the Bothnian-influenced waters off Uppland, that wind is no joke come August. Kayakers use the island as a natural base for exploring the skerries and rocky outcrops of Lövstabukten, paddling out to spots where you can swim off smooth granite slabs with nobody else in sight. Fishing for perch and pike in the brackish inlets is straightforward; the bay also produces decent catches of Baltic herring in season, the same fish that ends up pickled and served with crispbread in every red cottage kitchen in Sweden.
Cycling and hiking on the mainland around Skärplinge and Tierp add variety when you want to get your legs moving on solid ground. The coastal path north toward Forsmark passes through stands of old-growth forest and past the remains of iron-working history that shaped this part of Uppland for centuries. Tierp itself holds a weekly market and has all the practical infrastructure — grocery stores, hardware, a pharmacy — that you'd want within reach of a summer place.
The property runs on grid electricity, which is reliable and already connected. Water and sewage work the traditional way — collected and managed on-site, as is entirely standard for island cottages throughout the Swedish archipelago. It's worth understanding this going in: Slanten is a genuine island retreat, not a mainland house that happens to have a water view. That distinction is exactly what makes it valuable.
For international buyers exploring second homes in Sweden, the legal framework is accessible. EU citizens face no significant restrictions on property ownership, and non-EU buyers will find the process clear and well-supported by Swedish property law. The plot is leased rather than owned outright — a common and long-established arrangement in the Swedish archipelago that keeps acquisition costs low while providing secure, long-term occupancy rights. At the listed price, this represents serious value for a named, well-maintained island property with its own jetty, multiple structures, and established access.
Rental demand for island summer cottages along the Uppland coast is consistent. Swedish families have been booking these properties for generations, and international interest from buyers in Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK has grown steadily. The combination of a main cottage, a guest cottage, and a playhouse gives the property genuine flexibility — personal use with room for extended family, or private rental when you're not there.
Key features at a glance:
- 46 sqm main cottage with kitchen, living room, and one bedroom
- Wood-burning stove for shoulder-season comfort
- Glazed veranda with sea orientation
- Large wooden deck for outdoor dining and sunbathing
- Separate guest cottage with electricity
- Additional playhouse — ideal for children
- Sheltered mooring bay, protected from north winds
- Private jetty for direct water access
- 10-minute boat ride from Snatra jetty or Vita Magasinet in Karlholmsbruk
- Open lawn with room for outdoor games
- Grid electricity connected
- Leased plot — significantly lower acquisition cost
- 40km from Uppsala, ~90 min from Stockholm Arlanda Airport
- Strong rental potential for Swedish and international holiday lets
- Island privacy within the Lövstabukten Bay archipelago
Properties like Slanten don't come to market often. Named cottages with established reputations, working jetties, and this kind of spatial generosity on an island plot are a rare thing — ask anyone who's been searching in this stretch of the Uppland coast for more than a season. If the idea of arriving by boat every Friday evening, waking up to Baltic light, and spending summers on the water rather than watching it from a distance appeals to you, this is worth your immediate attention.
Get in touch through Homestra today to arrange a viewing. The boat ride over is, genuinely, part of the experience.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 1
- Size
- 46m²
- Price per m²
- €1,863
- Garden size
- 0m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 0
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Country home
- Energy label
Unknown
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